[Fictionary] Grounation Day on your calendar

[lindafowens at netzero.net]

I'm not sure if there is a Washita day of atonement, but there should be. There is a monument.  As a fan of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, I feel as if I knew the tribal members personally. Linda  BTW, congrats to Hutch.  

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From: Jean-Joseph Cote <jjcote at alum.mit.edu>
To: fictionary group <fictionary at swarpa.net>
Subject: [Fictionary] Grounation Day on your calendar
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 06:33:44 -0400

Hutch's def is edged out by the real one, and therefore takes the Grounation Day ganja cake.  Your turn, Hutch!
 
 Grounation Day: A Day of Atonement along the Washita River in OK, where Custer's troops massacred most of the Southern Cheyennes in 1868, headed by Chief Black Kettle, but consisting of mostly women, children, and old people.  Today there is a National Monument at the site.   Participants in the event tend to be Native Americans and descendants of the soldiers or local settlers at the time, plus some reenacters.  A somber service is held sporadically, when the Spirits give a sign, usually about once a year.  Often preceded by sweat lodge cleansing and followed by a healing dance.
 by Linda.  Ranjit 1, David 1, Pierre 1, correct guess 1 = 4 points
 Pierre: Is Chief Calling Pot somehow involved?
 
 Grounation Day: (DÃ&shy;a de Grounación) In 2014, a day of remembrance for those lost to floods and mudslides in Atoyac de Alvarez, Mexico, on the anniversary of Hurricane Manuel (September 18th) which devastated the area near Acapulco in 2013. Participants walked to the beach carrying garlands and built small fires below the high tide line. Prayers were said as participants watched the tide come in, extinguishing the fires and carrying away the flowers.
 by Fran.  Melissa 2, correct guess 1 = 3 points
 Eric: Jeebus, aren't we a cheerful bunch. 
 Pierre: "grounación" doesn't sound right.
 
 Grounation Day: (fr Ger. grün, green) In rural, north-central England, the name of "Greening Day". This holiday is celebrated locally in rural areas across Europe when the first seedlings break out. The date is dependent on latitude: in Calabria (S Italy) "Giorno di Giovanazione" is celebrated in the middle of February; in Yorkshire and the Pennines of north-central England "Grounation Day" is celebrated near the end of March; and in Pomerania and parts of Mecklenburg and Brandenburg (N Germany), "Begrünungtag" is celebrated usually at the beginning of May. It is usually marked by the appearance of some particular plant (specific to each locale). Celebrations revolve around rituals involving hearthfires and spring cleaning.
 by Hutch.  Linda 2, Fran 2, Pierre 2 = 6 points
 Eric: Ah! Like Memorial Day weekend in Boston -- first date for planting of outdoor tomatoes. 
 
 Grounation Day: (April 21) The second most important Rastafari holy day, celebrated in honor of the only visit of Emperor Haile Selassie to Jamaica, in 1966.  After Rasta leader Mortimer Planno escorted the African monarch down the steps, journalists were puzzled by Selassie's refusal to walk on the red carpet on the way to his limousine. [hence grounation, Iyaric dialect equivalent of foundation, "uplifted" with the sound of the word ground in the sense of "making contact with the soil"]
 the real Grounation Day, definition excerpted from Wikipedia.  Ranjit 2, Melissa 1, Linda 1, Fran 1, David 2 = 7 points
 Eric recused himself from voting, because he had initially submitted a definition that was virtually identical to this.
 
 Grounation Day: (Cumbrian dial.) A day reserved for pickling food; often two Sundays before Martinmas.
 by David.  Correct guess 2 = 2 points
 Eric: Theoretical points for being brief and different. Also, tasty. 
 
 Grounation Day: [Torres Strait Creole graun, land] The June 3 anniversary of the legal decision that indigenous people have title to land, celebrated in the Torres Strait Islands by dancing along the boundary of a lot to the accompaniment of didgeridoos.
 by Pierre.  No points
 Pierre: This is Mabo Day; the dancing with didgeridoos I made up.
 
 Grounation Day: (from GReek Orthodox UNified NATION) Civic holiday introduced in 1920 by the Greek-American fraternal organization the Brotherhood of St. Barbaras. Celebrated on the Sunday closest to June 17 (the Greek Orthodox feast day of the Archangel Michael), the holiday is intended to promote unity and pride in their ethnic heritage among Greek Americans. Celebrations typically include a picnic featuring traditional Greek foods, Greek music, and dance performances in traditional costume. The holiday never gained the traction of St. Patrick's day or even Kwanzaa, and is not now widely observed.
 by Eric.  No points
 
 Two points to Ranjit and one point to Melissa for correct guesses
 
 Delightful definition from Elliott that was sent in before the deadline, but which I somehow managed to omit from the list, presented here for your enjoyment:
 Grounation Day (n.) --- A holiday on which Minnesotans celebrate the independence of North Dakota from Minnesota (June 30th N.S., June 19th O.S.). 
 
 Jean-Joseph
 
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